Bernalillo celebrates numerous park upgrades thanks to Public Works

BERNALILLO — The town of Bernalillo held a ribbon cutting ceremony Oct. 15 to celebrate new playground equipment and upgrades at Bosque Park in Bernalillo.

In attendance for the ribbon cutting was Bernalillo Mayor Jack Torres, District 65 state Rep. Derrick J. Lente, District 1 Sandoval County Commissioner Katherine A. Bruch, and the Bernalillo Public Works Department staff who installed the new playground equipment.

“When we got our quotes for the equipment and installation, they both came out with the same cost, and that would have cut our project in half,” Public Works Director Troy D. Martinez said. “It took a little bit longer for our guys to do the installation because they did that on top of everything they do on a daily basis, but we were able to get it all done.”

Because of the efforts of the Bernalillo Public Works Department, the new playground also got a few upgrades, including a shade structure, concrete benches and a picnic table.

“We used the plans that were given to us from the company that we purchased the equipment from, and then we had our inspections done soon after we were complete ... it turned out great. Our guys did a fantastic job,” Martinez said.

Bosque Park, also known as the Bosque Pond, was built a few years ago to control flooding in the southern part of Bernalillo. The park was built in collaboration with the Eastern Sandoval County Arroyo Flood Control Authority. The town of Bernalillo maintains the grass park and the walking path around the park.

According to Martinez, Lente, Bruch and District 5 Sandoval County Commissioner Joshua Jones assisted Bernalillo with the funding for the playground equipment through the Capital Outlay Bill and Sandoval County funding.